How to prevent babies from suffocating

There's no reason for a baby to need a pillow. The risk of suffocation just isn't worth it.

Henry didn't get a pillow until he was a toddler. I think we used a crib wedge or rolled up blanket underneath the mattress when he was a baby.

Debi

06/10/14

You should not let your baby sleep with you because of the high risk of suffocation.

becky middono

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06/10/14

If you do co- sleep, make sure you are very close to the wall on your bed so baby doesn't roll off onto the floor. Putting pillows on the floor might suffocate the baby if baby should fall.

Jeanette Gartman

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06/10/14

I was afraid of pillows.. for suffocation reasons.. But when my son was about 1 year.. and half.. his crib looked so.. uncompfy and he wasn't sleeping well.. I put a standard pillow in there and he sure did curl right up on it and I swear.. slept like a baby.

I think the key is to make sure that they're able to get it off their heads and so they don't get trapped..

Jessica

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06/10/14

I've seen some baby soft sleeping mats that you lay them on their back in, and it has a raised bit on each side so that they can't roll over, but are comfortably snuggled without risk of suffocation.

Morgan

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06/10/14

when our little ones have a cough, we try to take a pool noodle or a couple pillows or something and put them under the mattress on one side, giving them a slightly inclined surface to sleep on. It works great without making them uncomfortable and without adding anything to a crib (in a baby's case) that could pose a suffocation risk.

Beth

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